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Goodman set up shop in New York in 1929, and within months became one of the most in-demand musicians in the commercial radio, recording and even movie-soundtrack studios. We’ll sample some of the literally hundreds of jazz recordings Goodman made with giants of the era: Ethel Waters, Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Venuti, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. And that’s just for starters!